Table 2.
Feltia subterranea (Fabricius, 1794) head capsule width (mm) (n = 25 for each sex) at each instar and respective growth ratios
| Instar | Female | Male | Significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SE | Growth ratio | Mean ± SE | Growth ratio | ||
| I | 0.168 ± 0.022 | 0.165 ± 0.010 | ns | ||
| II | 0.280 ± 0.020 | 1.669 | 0.278 ± 0.014 | 1.680 | ns |
| III | 0.639 ± 0.019 | 2.279 | 0.543 ± 0.013 | 1.955 | ** |
| IV | 1.223 ± 0.045 | 1.913 | 1.050 ± 0.027 | 1.935 | ** |
| V | 2.257 ± 0.131 | 1.845 | 1.917 ± 0.063 | 1.826 | ** |
| Mean | — | 1.927 | — | 1.849 | — |
Larvae reared under controlled conditions (25 ± 1°C, 70 ± 10% RH, and 14 h photophase) on an artificial diet. Sig.: Comparisons between means of females and males using a Student t-test, considering different variances, at a significance level of 95% (ns—P > 0.05; *—P < 0.01).